Your Daily Facts about BBQ
BBQ or in full BarBeQue.
Either from the Spanish spelling of the Taino Indian word for their method of cooking fish over a pit of coals (barbacoa), or from the French barbe à queue (from whiskers to tail) or de la barbe à la queue (from the beard to the tail) or even the French barbaque (which is from the Romanian barbec) meaning roast mutton. Take your pick, every one has their favorite, and none are certain.
Paleolithic Residents of Central Europe Knew How to Throw a Barbecue: In 2009, archaeological excavations at a 31,000 year old site in the Czech Republic discovered a cooking pit with the remains of 2 Mammoths along with other animal remains.
Arguably the world’s the largest barbecue event was held in Des Moines, Iowa in 2002 sponsored by both The KCBS (Kansas City Barbecue Society) and IBS (Iowa Barbecue
Society) in co-operation with the Iowa Pork Producers where over several thousand pounds of pork were barbecued and served.
Just about every state in the USA likes to say they were the first and are still the best at barbecue. But since barbecue — or at least outdoor cooking over an open flame — has a 5000 year history, no one on our continent can lay claim to inventing it.
Charcoal is still considered to be the favourite BBQ fuel with many grills still fuelled in the old school fashion. However, gas is quickly gaining in favour.
Smoking or indirect heat BBQ has quickly been building in popularity with many BBQs coming with chip containers for smoking built right in.
There are over 20,000 BBQ competitions in North America every year!
The original barbecue sauce, dating back hundreds (yes, hundreds) of years is Vinegar and Pepper.